Improvement in ironing-tables



-R'. BECKER. Ironing Table.

Patented April 2, 1878.

N FETERS, PHDTO-UTHOGRAPHER, WASH UNJTEESTAT S PATENT OFFICE;

RUDOLPH BECKER,

OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRONING-TABLESa Specification forming part of LettersPatent No- 20l,904, dated April 2, i878; application filed March 5,1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH BEoKER, of Austin, county of Travis, andState of Texas,

' have invented a new and Improved Ironing- Table for Ironing-Machines,of which the following is a specification: Figure 1 is a top view of myimproved ironing-table. Fig. 2 is a bottom View of the same; Fig. 3, avertical longitudinal section of the same; Fig. 4, a vertical transversesection of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts in all thefigures.

This invention relates to a new platform or table which is to be used onironing-machines, for holding and stretching the garments to be ironed.

In the example shown in the drawings, the invention is illustrated asadapted to a shirtironing machine; but it is equally applicable to theironing of other garments or fabrics, and I do not wish to confinemyself to the special adaptation of the mechanism or. its particularconformation to the outline of shirtbosoms.

The invention consists, principally, in making the frame laterallyadjustable, so that it will properly stretch shirts or garments ofvarying size, and hold them stretched for the ironing process.

It also consists in the various details of improvement, which arehereinafter more fully specified.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents the outer frame ofmy improved ironing table. This outer frame consists of two cross-piecesor end pieces, a b, and of two side pieces, d d. The side pieces orplates d d are placed upon pins, that constitute the ends of thecross-pieces a b, and said side pieces are movable on said pins, so thatthey can be brought nearer together or farther apart, as may be desired.Springs 6 e serve to crowd these side pieces d d against an inner frame,B, and to hold them in contact therewith.

The distance between the end pieces a b is not changeable, they beingproperly secured upon a lower platform or support, 0, as indicated inFig. 3. v

The inner frame B consists of two movable side bars, that arerespectively in contact with the side bars at d, said side bars 11 dbeing pressed against them by the springs e. The two bars B B of theinner frame are connected, by toggle joints or levers ff, with nuts 9 g,that embrace a longitudinal screw, D, said screw being supported in theend bars a b of the frame A. By turning the screw D the nuts will bemoved lengthwise, to more or less incline the levers ff, and to therebymore or less draw the bars B B toward each other.

The fabric to be ironed is placed over the frame B, there being betweenthe two bars B B a stationary platform, E, which is rigidly connected tothe end bars a b of the frame A. The portion of the garment which is tobe ironed rests on the platform E and on the side bars B, or on the saidplatform only, if desired. The remainder of the garment hangs down overthe side bars B, and it is clamped between the same and the side bars dd of the frame A.

For wider garments the nuts 9 g are so adjusted as to spread the bars BB farther apart, whereas for narrower garments the said bars B B aredrawn nearer together. The springs e e constantly crowd the outer bars dd against the fabric, and enable them to follow the bars B B duringtheir adjustment.

For shirt-bosoms there is an additional attachment in the shape of asemicircular block,

F, which projects above one end of the platform E, and extends downwardbelow said platform, as shown in Fig. 3. The lower part of the block Fcarries a nut, h, which receives the end of the screw D, this end of thescrew D being threaded inversely to the body of the screw, as shown, sothat if the screw is turned to move the nuts 9 9 toward the block F, thesaid block will meanwhile be drawn toward the nuts 9 g. In other words,when the bars B B are to be drawn nearer together, the block F is drawnnearer the middle of the, frame; and when, for larger garments, the":bars B B are to be spread farther out, the.

block is also pushed farther out toward theend of the frame. 7

The collar part of the shirt-bosom is to embrace the circular edge ofthe block F, and is there clamped by a semicircular plate, G,

which is pivoted to the ends of the block F, and capable of being swungup and down at will. Thus, when the shirt is to be applied or removedfrom the platform, the plate Gr is swung up, as shown by the full linesin Fig. 1; but for clamping the neck part of the shirt, the plate G isswung down upon the garment, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.

I claim- 1. The combination of the platform E and extension-bars B Bwith the toggle-levers ff, nuts g, and screw D, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. In combination with the extension-bars B B and levers ff, nuts g, andscrew D, the movable bars d d and springs e, substantially as hereinshown and described.

3. In combination with the screw D, nuts g RUDOLPH BECKER.

Witnesses R. KRAUSE, CHARLES DOMSHKE.

